interior; inside; internal
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
dodgy dealings; monkey business
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
long time; long interval; for quite some time
contemplation; meditation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to put on airs; to assume importance
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
main cause; primary factor
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
chance (of success); odds
bet; wager; stake; gamble
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
being very busy; busyness
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
one way or the other; either way
calm; composed; leisurely
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
you (plural); all of you; you all
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but